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The week in history February 25
The week in history for February 25, 2009.
100 years ago
PETTY Sessions: There were no cases at Berkhamsted Petty Sessions on Wednesday. Mr H.R.G. Craufurd (chairman) was the only magistrate who attended of all the officers of the court.
He remarked that such a happy condition of things had never occurred in his memory and he thought it was the first time there had not been any case during the time Mr Frogley had been Superintendent of the Division.
Hemel Hempstead Licensed Victuallers' Association : A general meeting was held at the Heath Park Hotel on February 19.
The chairman stated it was common knowledge that the cost of rum had gone up and in fact at the present time it was as dear as whisky.
He was aware that different licensed houses had different prices and he thought the time had come that a uniform price ought to be made and one which would pay the licensee instead of selling at a loss as a majority did.
After some discussion it was unanimously agreed to make a uniform price of 8d (just over 3p) per quartern (quarter of a pint) and the secretary was requested to notify all the members accordingly and get cards printed and distributed amongst them in order to notify the public.
50 years ago
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD Rural District Council are to ask the Under Secretary of State at the Home Office for his comments on a proposal to ban the carrying of firearms, loaded and unloaded, on the Kings Langley and Chipperfield Commons.
At present a byelaw prohibits only the carrying of loaded guns and their discharge without permission.
Mr A.G. Cook, Kings Langley, suggested at Tuesday's meeting of the council that the byelaw should be amended.
"I know from my experience" said Mr Cook "that many youngsters carrying firearms romp about with girls on the common. Are the guns always unloaded? I doubt it".
Chairman Mr Hugh D. Aronson added: "It would certainly give the Police more power if the firearms were banned on both these commons."
Mr Cook: "Any youngster can get a licence. It is one of those rather lax things.
Mr Aronson: "We should extend this as far as possible to cover all kinds of firearms including if possible airguns - those can be just as dangerous at times."
25 years ago
THE terms of a legal agreement between a Buddhist group and the Dacorum District Council had been settled.
"Monks and nuns belonging to the English Sangha Trust are to use St Margaret's School, Great Gaddesden as a college with teaching facilities and accommodation for lay people who wish to study.
The school is no longer needed for the Bedfordshire County Council for handicapped children as they now have facilities in their own county.
The area is a typical choice for the Buddhists who traditionally use monasteries in woodland settings.
Management of woodland is one of their skills. They run a similar college in Sussex where apparently their arrival was viewed with alarm by some of the neighbours.
'But the process of establishing good relations with our neighbours has taught us a great deal and the Sangha are now considered as worthy and respected members of the local community evoking little special interest and certainly no harm', said a letter to the council.
A Berkhamsted garden centre became an aviary for the day, although most of the birds were artistic impressions.
Scores of entries from under eight-year-olds came for a competition organised to feature a parrot kept in the shop.
Winners William Goodacre, Emma Pierce, Ceri Richards, Kirsty Ashby, Rachel Davis, Christian Pinchin and Katy Allen were pictured with Andrew Barratt of Wood's Garden Centre and judge, local artist Harry Sheldon.
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Thursday 09 February 2012
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